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Heidi van Rooyen

Human Sciences Research Council
Verified email at hsrc.ac.za
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: how can we maximize uptake of COVID-19 vaccines?

S Cooper, H van Rooyen… - Expert review of vaccines, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is critical to personal health, protecting
vulnerable populations, reopening socio-economic life, and achieving population health and …

[HTML][HTML] Realizing the potential for HIV self-testing

C Johnson, R Baggaley, S Forsythe, H Van Rooyen… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
HIV self-testing (HIVST), a process in which an individual performs a HIV rapid diagnostic
test and interprets the result in private, is an emerging approach that is well accepted, …

HIV status disclosure to families for social support in South Africa (NIMH Project Accept/HPTN 043)

S Maman, H Van Rooyen, AK Groves - AIDS care, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Literature on HIV status disclosure among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is dominated
by research on the rates, barriers and consequences of disclosure to sexual partners, …

A comparison of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in four countries: Negative attitudes and perceived acts of discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS

…, J Mbwambo, P Modiba, H Van Rooyen… - Social science & …, 2009 - Elsevier
HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination have a substantial impact on people living with
HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the associations of two …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of community-based voluntary counselling and testing on HIV incidence and social and behavioural outcomes (NIMH Project Accept; HPTN 043): a …

…, SF Morin, L Richter, M Sweat, H van Rooyen… - The lancet global …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Although several interventions have shown reduced HIV incidence in clinical
trials, the community-level effect of effective interventions on the epidemic when scaled up is …

Project Accept (HPTN 043): a community-based intervention to reduce HIV incidence in populations at risk for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand

…, K Fritz, ED Charlebois, H Van Rooyen… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Changing community norms to increase awareness of HIV status and reduce
HIV-related stigma has the potential to reduce the incidence of HIV-1 infection in the …

High HIV testing uptake and linkage to care in a novel program of home-based HIV counseling and testing with facilitated referral in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

H Van Rooyen, RV Barnabas, JM Baeten… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: For antiretroviral therapy (ART) to have a population-level HIV prevention impact,
high levels of HIV testing and effective linkages to HIV care among HIV-infected persons are …

Rethinking HIV prevention to prepare for oral PrEP implementation for young African women

…, M McConnell, H Van Rooyen… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV incidence remains high among young women in sub‐Saharan Africa in spite
of scale‐up of HIV testing, behavioural interventions, antiretroviral treatment and medical …

[HTML][HTML] Community-based antiretroviral therapy versus standard clinic-based services for HIV in South Africa and Uganda (DO ART): a randomised trial

RV Barnabas, AA Szpiro, H van Rooyen… - The lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
… mobile vans; ART initiation at the clinic followed by mobile van monitoring and refills (hybrid
approach); or standard clinic ART initiation and refills. The primary outcome was HIV viral …

Universal HIV testing of infants at immunization clinics: an acceptable and feasible approach for early infant diagnosis in high HIV prevalence settings

…, S Mzolo, T Moodley, T Esterhuizen, H van Rooyen - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the acceptability and feasibility of universal HIV testing of 6-week-old
infants attending immunization clinics to achieve early diagnosis of HIV and referral for HIV …